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Sir Roger Gale vs Alistair Strathern

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Sir Roger Gale
Sir Roger Gale
Con Herne Bay and Sandwich
vs
Photograph of Alistair Strathern
Alistair Strathern
Lab Hitchin

Voting alignment

Sir Roger Gale and Alistair Strathern voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 284 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 282 different votes 284 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
3 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
25 Aye 53 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
53 Aye 25 No
13 Aye 19 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 53 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
53 Aye 25 No
13 Aye 19 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

56.8 %
16 % below average
Rank 599 of 648
Participation
79.4 %
6 % above average
Rank 229 of 648
1,314
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
552
695 eligible divisions
600
45.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
289
52.4 % of votes cast
714
54.3 % of votes cast
No votes
263
47.6 % of votes cast
30
2.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
42 years, 11 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
2 years, 7 months
Since 19 Oct 2023

Debates

88
+27.3 vs Commons average
Rank 116 of 648
Appearances
54
-6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 291 of 648
63
-46.3 vs Commons average
Rank 392 of 648
Contributions
63
-46.3 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,582,465
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£379,404
all imported IPSA years
£243,306
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£295,499
31 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
#1
Benefits
31 of 31 votes
Transport
68 of 87 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 25 votes
Defence
46 of 59 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
8 of 8 votes
Housing
48 of 66 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
63 of 88 votes
#5
Energy
21 of 22 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API